That THIS is all I will have with me for the next month. Did I pack the right things? Will I have enough shirts? I definitely can’t buy souvenirs, this puppy is so stuffed. Final weight: 22 lbs. travel pillow is a must. well, that and Ambien. plane outfit all laid out. yes, that is [...]
Read moreWell, this is embarrassing. I don’t have an original photo of Houston. So, here is one of Austin. Really, I don’t live anywhere right now. I’m in the awkward post-grad transition, chilling at home but not totally living here. Plus, I’m about to be nomadic for a month beginning TOMORROW. Anywhere, here is a picture [...]
Read moreThe Rustic Ranch Wedding via. via. For the record, I am not one of those girls that sits around and dreams about my wedding, and not because I judge people if they do. It’s just not in the cards for me right now since I do not have a love interest. And I’m moving. And [...]
Read moreI know, I know. I suck. You don’t have to tell me, although I wouldn’t blame you if you did. But alas, I was super cool and stayed home on my last Friday night in the United States and am all caught up on my bloggyness. I’ve even cleared my Google Reader! day 21: favorite [...]
Read moreHoustonians, do I have a must-do for you! It’s called Bingo in the Heights and it’s what you should be doing next Thursday. The grand prize is $600 and that’s not the best part. Yep, it’s also BYOB. And by BYOB, I mean Bring Your Own anything but Beer. Yep, you can bring Liquor, Wine, [...]
Read moreYou know those days when you just have a stroke of genius? Tuesday was one of them. My dear friends threw me a going away party at their parents home, so I wanted to bring the booze. I still have the high school liquor stash in my closet and decided it was time to get [...]
Read moreFirst I want to say, to all my fellow bloggers, I’m sorry I’ve been absent. Between graduating and moving home, unpacking and getting ready for my trip, my RSS feed is daunting and I have not had time to sit and read everyone’s posts. However, it will be happening tonight or tomorrow, so I look [...]
Read moreWell, did this fall on the right (wrong) day or what? Notice the location change of this post? I am home in Houston. I love it here, but the nostalgia is bad. I cried driving down MLK today, leaving campus campus in the rearview. Saying bye to my wonderful friends, house, alma mater, and most [...]
Read moreTorchy’s Tacos Torchy’s is going to be my Austin restaurant – the one that I cannot come back here without eating at. Torchy’s was started in a trailer and makes the best tacos on the planet. Yes, they have the traditional tacos, but have you ever had a taco with a chicken tender in it. [...]
Read moreI’m looking forward to so, so many things right now. I’m literally embarking on a whole new chapter of my life and it’s intimidating but exhilarating. More and more people are asking me if I am nervous. Honestly, it just has not hit me yet. All that’s on my mind right now is the backpacking. I feel just [...]
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